CampHostJobsFather & Son Lake Recreation Site
Near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
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Who runs this site
No operator is listed in BC government records. The site may be maintained by a government contractor or by its users.
About Father & Son Lake
A small lake in a high elevation Cedar Hemlock forest. This site is for walk-in camping only. The trail leading up to the lake is a short steep climb (approx. 15-20 mins). There is also a trail leading around the lake.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 3 campsites
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive; Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Port Alberni, British Columbia
- District
- Sunshine Coast/South Island (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1997
- Location
- 49.11347, -124.6307
- Site ID
- REC0467
Activities
Getting there
From Port Alberni take Franklin River Road towards Bamfield. When the pavement ends reset and use your odometer for the following instructions. Continue towards Bamfield for 9.7km, at this point turn left onto Museum Creek Main. At 13.5km take the left at the Y junction onto Thistle Mine Road. At 18.7km Stay straight. At 20.8km turn left and again at 22.7km. 2-wheel Drive vehicles should park at 23.4km as the last 300 meters of road requires 4x4. Parking for 3-4 vehicles is at the end of the road.
Access to Father $ Son Lake Recreation Site is via privately managed roads. For information on road access and gate closures please check the following website before you travel: https://www.mosaicforests.com/access
Links
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. BC also recruits live-in fee-site operators by request for proposals on BC Bid.
Host jobs near Father & Son Lake:
- Campground Host, Gordon Bay Provincial Park K2 Cowichan Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 45 km away
- Campground Host, Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park RLC Park Services (BC Parks operator), 66 km away
- Campground Host, Wallace Island Marine Provincial Park RLC Park Services (BC Parks operator), 81 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Labour Day Lake 13 km, 3 campsites
- Arden Creek 14 km, 6 campsites
- Flora Lake 29 km, 5 campsites
- Nixon Creek 30 km, 62 campsites
- Stamp River Trail 30 km
- Blackies Beach 32 km, 6 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.